The Vladivostok Express by R. K. Olson
The Vladivostok Express by R. K. Olson Below, the landing strip appeared to surface amidst an emerald green sea of trees. The pilot pedaled the rudder and banked the long box-type fuselage bi-plane west....
Vol 16
A Circle Of Fifths by Mehreen Ahmed
A Circle Of Fifths by Mehreen Ahmed Pale morning—Qasida singers, walk through the deserted alleys drumming up a traditional song of sehri in old Dhaka, ‘wake up—it’s sehri time. Get going, eat up, fast...
The Cracked Carafe by Giovanna Barham
The Cracked Carafe by Giovanna Barham Rush hour was the bane of her existence, with everyone struggling to get home and the roads being unbearably cramped. The only positive was the town being so...
Crab Cocktail by Doug Hawley
Duke enjoyed feeding his crab pals at noon from his isolated beachfront house along the Pacific Ocean outside Lincoln City Oregon USA. His ten or twenty buddies had learned that he would toss out...
Unclip my soul by Charles George
Unclip my soul by Charles George There are ways by which you can unclip your soul. The first method involves jumping into a river from a tall cliff. It nearly made it on my...
Georgie in Wintertime by Dan Morey
Georgie in Wintertime by Dan Morey Georgie watched the squirrel through his kitchen window. It raced across a power line, paused briefly, then jumped six feet into an apple tree. “Bravo!” said Georgie. The...
A Way Away by Louis Philip DelGiacco
A Way Away by Louis Philip DelGiacco I needed a gun to murder my wife. I’d tried everything else. The knife wounds healed within seconds. The shove down three flights of stairs seemed promising...
Love’s Victory by Otis Johnson and Anda Sidrabene
Love’s Victory by Otis Johnson and Anda Sidrabene Chapter 1Michael Holden’s world was small, and felt mostly safe. He had a cell, a few old science fiction novels, and some dry romantic comedies on...
Date Night by Bill Tope
Date Night by Bill Tope Amy sat on the sofa in the living room, beneath the comforter, contemplating the wallpaper. The television, on mute, was wildly flashing colors and images off the hardwood floor....
Touch of Velvet by Bill Tope
Editor’s Note: This short story is a work of fiction. The views expressed in this fiction are solely of its author. This fiction does not reflect nor represent the views, beliefs and opinions of...